Brainoid

Echiyo seemed to suddenly understand the "real" relationship between his boss and his "brother", so he silently closed his mouth.

It just so happened that Qi Min didn't want to break up with him. She almost worked overtime for two weeks in a row, and the conflict between the grassroots administrators and the brain-like body company had not yet been resolved. She really didn't want to deal with the black market of parasitics. After a brief chat with Echiyo, Autumn Harvest took Kaneda back to the old city - and began to harvest in a relaxed style.

Of course, Autumn Harvest and Golden Fields have relaxed. For those ordinary players in the old city who play games seriously, this is a case of returning empty-handed due to bad luck.

But during the break between harvesting, when the two of them were standing on the roof, Kaneda asked Qiu Shuao hesitantly: "The mint candy Echiyo mentioned was leaked by your R\u0026D department?"

"Hey, I leaked it on purpose." Qiu Shuang just replied calmly.

"Is that a drug?" Kaneda asked.

Qiu Shou squatted down and sat on the edge of the building and asked: "Do you think tobacco is considered a drug?"

"Tobacco is harmful, there is no doubt about it." Kaneda said without hesitation, "If the government introduces regulations to ban the sale of tobacco, I will be the first to support it."

"It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, just say tobacco is a drug." Qiu Shuang interrupted him.

This time Kaneda had to admit: "No. But smoking is even more addictive than ordinary drugs. The standard of whether it is a drug or not is also set by people."

"Let's just say it's decided by people." Qiu Shuang continued what he said, "In the real world, in addition to the drugs stipulated by law, there are many addictive things. The refreshing agent is 'mint' Sugar is an additive written in the source code - it is just like caffeine. It needs to be controlled on its own, but it is a common ingredient in coffee, cola and tea. How can you say that it must be classified as a drug? "

It's obvious when you put it this way. As a functional component of mints, the existence of refreshing agents has two sides. However, because the R\u0026D department of the brain-like body company added a concentration restriction factor when writing the source code of the sobering agent, even if it is added to various foods and beverages in the brain-like body, its concentration will not exceed the theoretical addictive amount. . If you want to really get addicted to eating mints, you may be more likely to become anorexic first.

"Then what do you think?" Kaneda asked again, "Now that we have mints, what else will we have in the future? Caffeine? Cannabis?"

"This is the slippery slope fallacy." Qiu Shuang patted him on the shoulder, "The purpose of making a mint is to create a controllable gap for those who deal with drugs. There are so many illegal industries in the real world, and only before There is no counterpart in the brain-like body for selling drugs alone. Now there are mints, which are equivalent to a weakened version of drugs, to satisfy the punks' idea of ​​selling DRUGS, hoping to reduce their in reality. The world sells the possibility of cannabis."

"That also lowers the threshold for selling drugs in brainoid bodies, doesn't it?" Kaneda muttered.

"It's not much lower." Qiu Shuang defended, and then he saw through the telescope that there were people hunting zombies across four alleys, "There is a big one at two o'clock, can you move?"

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During lunch break the next day, Ji Lian told Qi Mi about the "mint candies".

The "drugs" produced in the world of brain-like bodies shocked Qi Mi. For ordinary people who have never been exposed to drugs, even if it is drug trafficking in reality, although they know that the harm is huge, after all, it is spread through social media several times and they always feel that it has nothing to do with them. But from the perspective of a brain-like body company, Qi Mi can’t help but feel that this is a serious problem.

Qi Mi couldn't help but think about this question over and over again, but she also thought that she would have to hand in the math exercise book tomorrow, so she had to concentrate hard and finish writing today's questions. She also previewed the classical Chinese for the next lesson according to the standards of the Chinese teacher, and then hurriedly opened it. Contact Ji Lian on the computer.

Ji Lian happened to be online at this time, and Qi Mi called him directly: "Hey, Ji Lian, did you say that 'mint candies' were smuggled from St. Petersburg?"

Ji Lian sounded a little vague, as if he lowered his voice deliberately: "Yeah, that's what you're asking?"

"Then what else can I ask?" Qi Mi said anxiously, "What the hell... Hue Qianshi, is she reliable? I believe everything else, but drug trafficking is a big deal..."

"I heard that too," Ji Lian said, "I'll ask Eqianshi next time."

Qi Mi blurted out and asked: "Are you free today?"

"Ah?" Ji Lian was a little surprised, "Why, are you going to take the brain-like body today?"

"I...I can't do it at home." Qi Mi explained, "But you can do it if you have time."

"How is that possible?" Ji Lian's voice sounded a little unhappy, "I haven't finished my homework yet. I have an English test tomorrow, and my mother has set a password for our home interface."

"Ah..." Qi Mi was a little reluctant, "What about the mints?"

"What can I do? I'm not a policeman." Ji Lian said, "Besides, before I knew this was happening, peppermint candies had already been circulating in the black market. It's useless for you to worry now."

Qi Mi also knew that what he said was right, but how could she watch the brain-like body world being eroded by drugs?

But Ji Lian must not be forced to go online to investigate. Qi Mi also knows how uncomfortable it is to not finish the homework. She took a deep breath, and then asked: "Then please think of a way, we can't just wait like this."

Ji Lian was silent for a while, and then his voice became slightly louder: "Do you have any money? I can ask Echishi again this weekend to see if he can go to St. Petersburg again. …But the money is probably a bit too much.”

Qi Mi thought for a while, she was still not sure whether Hui Qianshi could be trusted. It was nothing to invest some money for the long-term stability of the brain-like body, but it would be really fatal if things were delayed.

She said: "We can go there by ourselves."

"What?!" Ji Lian finally lost control of his voice, and quickly suppressed it again, "Are you kidding? Going to St. Petersburg is like going abroad."

"There are no national boundaries in brainoid bodies," Qi Mi said.

"But..." Ji Lian seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment, "St. Petersburg is a Russian-speaking area, and the users are basically foreigners."

"You can use a translation plug-in." Qi Mi responded.

"We are still two... minors." Ji Lian had to admit his lack of ability in disguise.

Qi Mi immediately said: "If you are afraid, forget it, lend me a little interface, and I can go by myself."

Ji Lian quickly changed his words: "Don't be ridiculous, I'm afraid of my head." However, after all, he couldn't agree to go to St. Petersburg on the spot, so he had to say, "I'll ask Qiu Shuang and Eqian Shi first. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

The dry noodles in Nanjiecun make me unwilling to believe that Nanjiecun has embarked on the path of revisionism.

(Eating Nanjiecun reminds me that I have been fancied for a week...but I have been really busy recently, so I just try to update as much as possible, it should be fine...)